title: Pastoral care: the chaplain's perspective.
abstract: Many nurse administrators supervise the pastoral care department. The author discusses expectations which pastoral care clergy have of nurse administrators; budget information which pastoral care department heads need in order to manage their departments; relationships between social workers and clergy; and criteria for selecting a pastoral care department head.
authors.affiliation: Pastoral Care Department, Sharp Hospitals, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saylor
mesh_terms: D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002977:Clergy; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012947:Social Work; D000078329:Workforce